The
Antenna Applications Symposium and its predecessor, the Air Force Antenna
Symposium, have for more than fifty years provided a unique forum for exchange
of ideas and information about the practical aspects of antenna design,
development, and use in systems. The Antenna Applications Symposium is held
annually at the ConferenceCenter
of Robert AllertonPark.
The elegance of this facility, the single-track technical program with
stimulating presentations and discussions, and the carefully planned networking
opportunities create a unique environment for technical exchanges and for small
group and one-on-one interactions.

The
Antenna Applications Symposium emphasizes antenna design and application to
systems. It is a unique forum where industrial engineers are encouraged to
present practical solutions to problems that are encountered during development
and implementation of antennas and antenna systems. Antennas for military and
commercial applications are included.

Papers
typically span antenna design based on empirical and/or numerical methods, feed
networks, system architecture, integration with other systems and subsystems,
materials, compatibility with modern platforms and composite materials, and
measurements. Topics often span the frequency range from HF to millimeter waves
and from single radiators to large, wideband phased arrays. Antenna phenomena
learned from numerical simulation, from empirical design, from manufacturing,
from system integration and from testing are typical topics at the symposium,
as are novel and potentially revolutionary technologies such as photonic
subsystems, neural networks, digital beamforming,
adaptive nulling, and more.

Abstracts
are solicited annually in the spring. Full-length papers are published in the
symposium proceedings, which are provided to each participant upon arrival.
Past symposium Proceedings dating to 1952 are archived on a DVD. All recent
Proceedings are published as US Air Force technical reports that can be
retrieved from the DefenseTechnicalInformationCenter.